Seaweed value chain sustainability assessment in the Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agribusiness, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Manawatu Campus, New Zealand
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2024
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Value chain study has been crucial in developing the agricultural sector in developing countries, including Indonesia. The study of the value chain in the agricultural sector can present a better understanding of value addition improvements within each stage of the value chain. Indonesia is known as the biggest archipelago country in the world; however, the Indonesian fisheries sector’s GDP contribution is relatively low compared to the land agriculture sector, which indicates that it has not reached its full potential in contributing to the country’s economy. In the Indonesian fisheries sector, seaweed is considered to be the main commodity of the sector, with an average production of around 10 times greater than other fisheries commodities. This indicates the importance and influence of seaweed commodity to the Indonesian fisheries sector, hence the improvement in the seaweed sector is expected to bring significant implications to the Indonesian fisheries sector moving forward. However, any development goals must consider sustainability to ensure that the sector's growth does not compromise environmental conditions, social equity, or long-term economic viability. In the seaweed industry, sustainability is essential to maintaining the sector's long-term success and safeguarding the livelihoods of coastal communities. Furthermore, value chain studies in Indonesia are still limited, especially those focusing on the seaweed sector and sustainability assessment. The gap is notable in the Indonesian fisheries sector, where seaweed stands as the most influential commodity based on production volume. Several provinces in Indonesia are known as centers of seaweed production, including East Nusa Tenggara Province, with Kupang Regency being its main contributing area. The main aim of this study is to comprehensively analyse the seaweed value chain in the Kupang Regency and to assess the sustainability of the seaweed value chain. The findings of this study are invaluable to value chain players, policymakers, and other researchers in the development of the Indonesian seaweed industry in terms of optimizing governance and management of the value chains, ensuring their sustainability, and enhancing their socio economic contribution. This study was conducted in the Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. A qualitative approach was used in this study. Primary data was collected using semi-structured interviews with key players of the seaweed value chain in the region, while secondary data was obtained from the local government database. The findings of this study identified that the seaweed value chain in the Kupang Regency is divided into two types of value chains: unprocessed and processed seaweed, which are performed by smallholder farmers, local intermediaries, inter island traders, small-scale processors, and carrageenan processor as the value chain players. In terms of sustainability, the study indicated that the seaweed value chain is more prone to negative impact caused by external factors (climate and pollution-related) outside of the seaweed value chain compared to its internal factors, where both factors have historically imposed a critical threat to the sustainability aspect of the seaweed value chain in the Kupang Regency.
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value chain, seaweed, sustainability, Kupang Regency, Indonesia, governance